The Simple Secret to Powerful Communication

I was five days from my six big presentations at an international conference. Kathy walked into my home office looking exasperated, “Do you know what you are going to talk about?”

I returned her look.

“I have no idea,” I said.

I decided to go for a long walk to clear my head. I picked up the phone, put in my earbuds, and took off.

My first thought was to si…